©️Yamamura Animation/Tokyo University of the ArtsThe Spring Sea
| Original title: 春の海 (Haru no Umi) || Short animation | October 2025 | Japan | Cinema: 7'45" | DCP (4K) | 1:1.85 |
Directed and Animated by Yamamura Koji
Music: HARU NO UMI (The Spring Sea) , Composer: Miyagi Michio
Violin: Sawa Kazuki , Koto: Ando Masateru
Music Provided by Japan Traditional Cultures Foundation
"MIYAGI Michio, as performed by ANDO Masateru Vol.5"
Re-recording: AOI STUDIO Co.,Ltd. Miyoshi Sae
Supported by Tokyo University of the Arts, ART DX Project ,Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate school of Film and New Media
Producer: Okamoto Mitsuko
Productions: Yamamura Animation, Tokyo University of the Arts
Live performance version
Directed and Animated by Yamamura Koji
Music: HARU NO UMI (THE SPRING SEA), Composer: Miyagi Michio
AI-based Animation Synchronization with Live Music Performance:
Kiriyama Koji (Tokyo University of the Arts), Usuha Ryoya (Tokyo University of the Arts), Tamura Motoichi (YAMAHA CORPORATION), Maezawa Akira (YAMAHA CORPORATION), Nishiyama Rei (YAMAHA CORPORATION)
Supported by Tokyo University of the Arts, ART DX Project, Tokyo University of the Arts,Graduate school of Film and New Media
Producer: Mitsuko Okamoto
Productions: Yamamura Animation, Tokyo University of the Arts
A scene inspired by the Seto Inland Sea is depicted in the style of a sumi-e painting, set to a violin version of the koto piece "HARU NO UMI (The Spring Sea)" by Japanese koto player and composer Miyagi Michio in 1929.
Live Screenings (1)
Nippon Steel Arts Foundation, Wakayama Performance, Kioi Afternoon Concert, Violin: Sawa Kazuki, Koto: Kikue Gensei, Wakayama Castle Hall, Japan, 2025.10.25, Premiere
Screenings (1)
"All About Koji Yamamura: A is for Animation," Theater Shinjuku, Japan, 2025.12.05-18
